French media: UEFA plans to reform the European Cup qualifiers and may learn from the UEFA Nations League or the new Champions League competition system

Football 8:48pm, 12 October 2025 109

French media rmcsport reported that UEFA is considering reforming the European Cup qualifying system to increase its appeal.

At this weekend's football summit in Portugal, UEFA president Ceferin admitted that the current European Cup qualifying format may be changed to make it more attractive.

In recent years, driven by Ceferin, European football has undergone tremendous changes. UEFA has reduced the number of friendly matches and introduced Nations Leagues, while overhauling European competitions, especially the Champions League's new format, which was widely praised by players and fans last season. However, UEFA has not stopped the pace of change and may make adjustments to the European Cup qualifiers next.

The qualifiers may learn from the Champions League format. Although the final stage is still a grand event, the long and lack of suspense in the qualifiers is difficult to stimulate the enthusiasm of the fans.

"Maybe the qualifiers can be different," the Slovenian said at a football summit in Portugal, and put forward the idea of ​​"more games and a more interesting format."

The 2028 European Cup will be held in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with Spain as the defending champion.

source:7m cn sport